We generally have Divine Liturgy at 9.00am on the first and third Sundays of each month, with All-night vigil at 6.00pm the preceding Saturday evening. For other services, please see our current Schedule of Services, below. On the second and fourth Sundays of each month our rector serves at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Wallsend and on the fifth Sunday, when such occurs, he visits and serves on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.
Sunday 26th February
Cheesefare: Sunday of Forgiveness
5.00 pm: Vespers with the rite of asking forgiveness
Beginning of Great Lent
Monday 27th February
Clean Monday
7.00 pm: Great Compline with Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Tuesday 28th February
Clean Tuesday
7.00 pm: Great Compline with Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Wednesday 1st March
Clean Wednesday
*** No service ***
Thursday 2nd March
Clean Thursday
7.00 pm: Great Compline with Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
Saturday 4th March
6.00 pm: All-night Vigil
Sunday 5th March
1st Sunday in Great Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy followed by the “Service of supplication for those in error”
6.00 pm: 1st Passia: Vespers with the reading of the Gospel of Matthew, Ch. 26- 27
Sunday 12th March
6.00 pm: 2nd Passia: Vespers with the reading of the Gospel of Mark, Ch. 14-15
Saturday 18th March
Commemoration of the Departed
5.00 pm: General panikhida
6.00 pm: Matins with the bringing out of the Holy Cross
Sunday 19th March
3rd Sunday in Great Lent: Veneration of the Holy Cross
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
6.00 pm: 3rd Passia: Vespers with the reading of the Gospel of Luke, Ch. 22-23
Sunday 26th March
6.00 pm: 4th Passia: Vespers with the reading of the Gospel of John, Ch. 18-19
Saturday 1st April
6.00 pm: All-night Vigil
Sunday 2nd April
5th Sunday in Great Lent: Saint Mary of Egypt
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
6.00 pm: Service of Anointing with Oil
Thursday 6th April
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Friday 7th April
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
9.00 am: Hours, typika, Vespers with Divine Liturgy
6.00 pm: Matins
Saturday 8th April
Lazarus Saturday
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Sunday 9th April
ENTRY OF THE LORD INTO JERUSALEM
6.00 pm: Matins
Monday 10th April
Great Monday
7.00 pm: Matins
Tuesday 11th April
Great Tuesday
7.00 pm: Matins
Wednesday 12th April
Great Wednesday
7.00 pm: Matins
Thursday 13th April
Great Thursday
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Friday 14th April
Great Friday
12.00 pm: Vespers with the bringing out of the Shroud of Christ
6.30 pm: Matins with Lamentations before the Tomb of Christ
Saturday 15th April
Great Saturday
8.00 am: Hours, typika and Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
10.30 pm: Reading of the Acts of the Holy Apostles
11.20 pm: Midnight Office
Sunday 16th April
12.00 am: Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy
11.00 am: Paschal Vespers
Saturday 6th May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 7th May
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Saturday 20th May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Sunday 21st May
Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Wednesday 24th May
6.00 pm: All-night vigil
Thursday 25th May
9.00 am: Divine Liturgy
Spring 2021 - as a result of COVID-19 restrictions no service schedule was published
Winter 2021 - as a result of COVID-19 restrictions all services held in our church during July and August 2021 were closed to the public
Autumn 2020 - as a result of COVID-19 restrictions the services held in our church during Autumn 2020 did not follow the published schedule
January-March 2004
Father James Carles was ordained and assigned to our parish on 23 September 2001. He first served with us in November 2001. We have no service schedules prior to this date.
